Prochilodus nigricans

Prochilodus nigricans, or black prochilodus, is a species of prochilodontid fish from the Amazon Basin in South America.^[2] It supports major fisheries; according to IBAMA, it is the third most caught taxon in the Brazilian Amazon by weight, after Brachyplatystoma vaillantii and Semaprochilodus spp.^[3] The black prochilodus is migratory, moving between different parts of the Amazon.^[4] The black prochilodus reaches up to 45 cm (18 in) in total length and 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) in weight.^[2]

Prochilodus nigricans
Scale bar = 1 cm
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Prochilodontidae
Genus:	Prochilodus
Species:	P. nigricans
Binomial name
Prochilodus nigricans Spix & Agassiz, 1829